The HopeSample

Expect to Be Enriched

In Christ, you don’t lack a single spiritual blessing. You are God’s precious child, and there is no better father than Him! You did nothing to deserve His adoption, love, goodness, and mercy. You simply said yes to the most wonderful invitation there ever was or will be. 

In Ephesians, Paul writes about some of the spiritual blessings we’ve received, including: 

• adoption 
• righteousness 
• grace 
• forgiveness  
• fellowship with God and His people 
• an inheritance 
• the Holy Spirit 

Our spiritual blessings are the greatest, most important, and most beautiful things in this life. True misery only comes from being void of these heavenly blessings. 

Do you believe these spiritual blessings are all completely yours? Remember, that list is just a small sample! It doesn’t matter if you’ve been a Christian for 80 years or only for a day, these truths are never to be taken for granted. 

Oswald Chambers, in My Utmost for His Highest, asked a challenging question I believe we should ask ourselves: “Can I face things as they actually are in the light of the reality of Jesus Christ, or do things as they really are destroy my trust in Him and put me in a panic?”

There isn’t anything you need that your heavenly Father doesn’t already know about. He’s concerned about your big needs and even the stuff you think is too petty for prayer. Our God is that good.

Today, choose one spiritual blessing in Christ to focus on. Pick the one you often fail to remember or understand. Fix it in your mind, and ask God to help you understand and apply that blessing to your everyday life.